John Updike
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John Updike was born in 1932 in Pennsylvania. He attended Harvard University and Oxford in England, and later worked for The New Yorker magazine. Some of his most notable works include his 1959 debut novel The PoorHouse Fair and the short story "Separating", which relates to the failure of his first marriage. Updike was praised for his writing style, which used symbolism to turn ordinary people and events into interesting stories that readers could easily relate to. He covered a wide range of topics and continued writing until his death in 2009.
John Updike
- 1. JOHN UPDIKE1932 - 2009
- 3. John Updike¡¯s LifeBorn March 18th, 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania Mother: Linda Grace Hoyer Updike- writerFather: Wesley Updike- mathematics teacherAttended Harvard UniversityStudied at Oxford in EnglandWorked at The New Yorker Magazine
- 4. John Updike worked for The New Yorker, writing many stories for two years
- 5. John Updike¡¯s first novel, The PoorHouse Fair, published in 1959
- 6. John Updike with first wife, Mary Pennington, and children
- 7. ¡°Separating¡± by John UpdikeThe story relates to the failure of John Updike¡¯s first marriage with Mary Pennington.¡°Separating¡± focuses on Richard and Joan Maples and their marriage ending.Richard goes through the anxiety of trying to tell his and Joan¡¯s children about their separation.Richard has a hard time telling himself why him and Joan are getting a separation, let alone their children.
- 8. John Updike¡¯s Writing StyleTurns the most ordinary people, events and things into interesting stories.His writing contains strong symbolism with ordinary images or objects. People can easily relate to his writing because he writes about issues that people face all the time.Updike wrote about so many different topics and themes. He once said, ¡°If I know about it, I¡¯ll write about it.¡±
- 9. John Updike, an accomplished American author1932 - 2009